VOA by Sammy Hagar

VOA, Sammy Hagar's eighth studio album, rolled out on Geffen on July 23, 1984, with Ted Templeman producing, and the title nods to the Voice of America broadcasting network. It's the Red Rocker at full throttle: hard rock with the chrome buffed, big riffs, bigger shouts, and nothing subtle anywhere near the grooves.

The centerpiece is "I Can't Drive 55", a title that tells you everything about its attitude, and it turned out to be the biggest song of his solo career. VOA was also the last album he made on his own before joining Van Halen as their second lead singer, a job he held from 1985 through 1996, so it doubles as the sound of his solo years going out in a squeal of tires.

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